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Los Angeles Philharmonic

Through “The Great Wall of Los Angeles,” The LA Philharmonic Explores the Importance of Living History

An important part of preserving history is cementing it in our cultural memory, reintroducing and re...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Luminescence 2026 -- Photo by Christopher Pellam

Luminescence Festival 2026 Explores the Electrifying and Meditative Potential of Listening

What defines a song? Is it verses, choruses, and bridges organized in a way that builds tension and...
Author
Vanessa Ague
Talk Show at Roulette Intermedium -- Screenshot courtesy of Roulette Intermedium

Talk Show Parses Daytime TV Absurdity and Horror at Roulette Intermedium

An audience of all ages flooded Brooklyn’s Roulette Intermedium with curious energy on Feb. 26 for t...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Lisa Bielawa -- Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre

In Miller Theatre Composer Portrait, Lisa Bielawa Revels in Her Creative Identities

An omnipresent dialogue between Lisa Bielawa the composer and Lisa Bielawa the singer was on enticin...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
The Industry LAB residents -- Carmina Escobar, Matana Roberts, and Guillermo E. Brown

The Industry LAB 2026 is Cracking Opera Open and Inviting New Voices in

Multidisciplinary collaboration is essential to bring opera to life, fusing singing, acting, choreog...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Complications in Sue -- Photo by Ray Bailey

Opera Philadelphia’s “Complications in Sue” is a Delicious Mosaic of Life’s Absurdities

Opera Philadelphia’s Complications in Sue is a fun, fantastically stylish, genre-defying work that r...
Author
Gemma Peacocke
Apparat brass quartet performs Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir’s

Dark Music Days 2026 Embodies the Communal Spirit of Icelandic Contemporary Music

When I got on the plane to attend Reykjavík’s Dark Music Days festival, I expected to have plenty of...
Author
Amanda Cook
Sonic Pavilion Redux at Experimental Sound Studio -- Photos courtesy of Experimental Sound Studio

Experimental Sound Studio’s Sonic Pavilion Redux is Public Art that Nourishes

Last summer, Chicago’s Experimental Sound Studio invited ten artists to compose multichannel works f...
Author
Thulasi Seshan
Kaoru Watanabe's Bloodlines Interwoven at National Sawdust -- Photo by Jose Alvarado

“Bloodlines Interwoven” Navigates the Push and Pull of Diasporic Cultures at National Sawdust

Freezing cold conditions demand collective care. Outside National Sawdust on Jan. 29th, old snow was...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Albert R. Lee, Melissa Wimbish, Marvin Wayne, and Anthony Ballard in Damien Geter's

Damien Geter Explores the Myth and the Man in “The Delta King’s Blues”

It’s no surprise that nimble and flexible chamber operas have been at the forefront of the increasin...
Author
Julia Kuhlman
Photo by Farah Sosa at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

Angélica Negrón and Peers Explore Displacement and Belonging at the LA Phil

There’s one question every artist will encounter in their career: who inspires you? If it’s a teache...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Lucy Fitz Gibbon with ACO, sculpture wall by Daniel Rozin -- Photo by Alfred Kan

American Composers Orchestra Explores Artistic Ingenuity and Cultural Commentary on “The New Virtuoso” Program

A stalwart in the creation and support of new classical music for the last half century, American Co...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Rafiq Bhatia -- Photo by The Warhol Creative

Rafiq Bhatia Brings Musical Dynamism to Pittsburgh’s Warhol Museum

Just before Rafiq Bhatia’s performance at the Warhol Museum on Oct. 7, I had a chance to catch up wi...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Talk Low 2025 Poster -- Photo by Renoxal Visuals

Talk Low Festival Brings an Invigorating Experimental Program to the Queen City

Talk Low Festival returned for a second year Sep. 26–29 in Cincinnati, Ohio — and thank goodness. Wh...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Bergsonist -- Courtesy of Roulette Intermedium

Bergsonist Explores the Transformative Power of Heritage at Roulette Intermedium

On Thursday, Sep. 18, Roulette Intermedium felt more like walking into someone’s home than a concert...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
NADA Ensemble at Gaudeamus 2025 -- Photo by Rogier Boogaard

Gaudeamus Festival Remains a Place for Artistic Boldness and Curiosity

In the lobby area of the TivoliVredenburg contemporary music venue, shrieking electronics by IEMA En...
Author
Vanessa Ague
TAK Ensemble performing Qiujiang Levi Lu's 觀世音 (GuānShìYīn) – Perceiver of the World’s Sounds -- Photo by TAK Ensemble

TAK Ensemble Center “Transgressive Voices of Sanity” for SWOONFEST 2025

TAK Ensemble’s SWOONFEST is a true community initiative, emphasizing the ethos of an experimental me...
Author
Lana Norris
Gabrielle Beteag at Cabrillo 2025 -- Photo by r.r. jones

Cabrillo Festival 2025 Celebrates the Range of Stylistic Personalities in New Music

For 63 years, the Cabrillo Festival has been a bold champion of new music; composers from all stages...
Author
Forrest Howell
Keith Pun and Alex Ho in

Alex Ho Explores Loss and “Unexpected Revelation” in “Ye Xian”

In mid-July, London is in festival mood. Overlapping with the famous Proms at the Royal Albert Hall,...
Author
Caroline Potter
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp -- Photo by Emilie Pelissier

Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp Brings Joyful Grooves to Rhode Island’s Machines with Magnets

Switzerland’s Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp (OTPMD) and Providence, Rhode Island’s dakoudak...
Author
Clover Nahabedian
Tom Chiu and Brian Mark at MATA Festival 2025 -- Photo by Cameron Kelly McLeod, courtesy of ISSUE Project Room

MATA Festival 2025 Transports Listeners with a Beautifully Curated Cosmic Program

The annual Music at the Anthology (MATA) Festival connects courageous composers and listeners throug...
Author
Lana Norris
History Dog -- Photo by Abigail Clark

History Dog, Elder Ones, and Qasim Naqvi Cultivate Justice at Union Pool

Union Pool was filtered with a buzzing moodiness on the evening of May 11. There was an unshakeable...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Family Junket -- Photo by Grace Del Vecchio

Family Junket and Akenya Enact Joy, Awareness, and Action at Chicago’s Constellation

It was a warm spring night on Saturday, May 10, and the line to get in the door at Constellation was...
Author
Thulasi Seshan
Carlos Simon at the premiere of

Carlos Simon’s “Good News Mass” Takes Audiences to Church in Captivating LA Premiere

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has been aptly lauded for their commitment to innovation in classical m...
Author
Katie Brown
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